The leading cyclist fell down in the Tour de France
Stage 5 is the 153.7 km track from Lille Metropolis to Porto Dueno, Arlenberg. The cobblestones return to the race route for the first time, passing through 11 cobblestone sections with a total length of 20 kilometers, and five new stages unprecedented in the Tour or Paris-Roube.
The race witnessed many incidents and Van Aert was one of the first drivers to fall in the road when he was about to step into the first stretch of his kick. You almost ran into the car of UCI WorldTeam Jumbo Team.
"This race is too dangerous. Cyclists know it will be difficult because of the cobblestone road, but there are also many narrow places in the race and there are many things on the road," Van Aert said after completing the fifth stage. "I don't want to take risks, because the road is narrow, and I fall down when I want to speed up. It hurts, I lost a little confidence, and I can't have a good position when I get to the plaster road."
Van Aert only reached the 16th target in this stage, but still kept a yellow shirt with a total period of 16 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds, leading 13 seconds compared to Neilson Powless of Neilson Powless UCI WorldTeam EF Education - Easypost. The 27 -year -old racer admitted that he did not think that he could keep the yellow shirt because the incident was in stage 5. He said: "This is a big surprise because I have a long destination compared to the leading group, and really do not think about that shirt anymore ".
In addition to Van Aert, Jack Haig - Australia of UCI Worldteam Team Bahrain Victorious Team - also had an accident and had to give up the race, while Primoz Roglic - Cuara came to the second tour de France 2020 and three times in a row Quang Vuelta A Espana - dislocated the shoulder after falling. Slovenia riders must re -shape the shoulder before returning and only 44 finishes.
The first place in the fifth stage is Simon Clarke, the driver of Israel-Premier Tech team. The 35-year-old Australian cyclist, who won the tour for the first time, burst into tears after finishing in 3 hours, 13 minutes and 35 seconds. The next two locations belong to Taco van der Hoorn of Intermarch é-Wantiy-Gobert Materiaux and Edvald Boasson Hagen of TotalEnergies.
"I can't believe my first finish," Clarke said. "Van Der Hoorn led less than the last 50 m, and I had cramps on both legs. At that time, I just tried my best to be able to pray. I need to review the slow tape, because now I have not believed in now This result ".
Tadej Pogacar of the Emirates racing team - who headed to the third consecutive tour de France - only ranked seventh in the 5th stage, but narrowed the gap with the Aert valve on the final table to 19 seconds.
Today, the 2022 Tour de France continues with the sixth stage, with the longest race distance, and the hilly route from Binche (Belgium) to Longwe is 220km long.
